The Slant Book
New York: Tuttle Publishing, 2001. Cloth Spine Hardcover.
Black cloth spine to decorated laminated boards. No Flaws or Blemishes; Gift Quality. Ages 7 - 12. Originally published: 1910.
New / No Dust Jacket As Issued. Item #16682
ISBN: 0804805326
Long before Richard Scarry or Dr. Seuss, illustrator/author Peter Newell an American artist delighted a generation of children and their parents with hilarious, topsy-turvy illustrations and slightly subversive tales told in rhyme.
Background Information:
Peter Newell (1862 -1924) began his career painting portraits, using crayons as a medium, before turning to children's book. Besides his own books, Newell illustrated Mark Twain's Innocents Abroad and Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.
Price: $35.00